Williams Bat Blasts BoSox Out of Slump
Ted Williams lifts Boston with a two on homer in the eighth to beat Detroit 5-4 after a slow start since May. Williams is valued at about £190,000 to the Red Sox and baseball at large, while the Yankees and White Sox win series as Mantle and Newcombe dominate the headlines.
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Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Williams
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Boston
Ted
Ned Garver
Ellis Kinder
Tom Hurd
Detroit Boxer Lowry Wins Narrow Decision
Pat Lowry from Detroit outpointed rival Bob Rossi in Cedar Rapids Iowa 10 rounds. Virgil Akins stopped Billy Suddeth in St Louis Missouri in 10 rounds. Willard Nelson from Seattle defeated Ernie Davis in Seattle 10 rounds.
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Associated Press
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Pat Lowry
Toledo
Bob Rossi
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chicago
Virgil Akins
St Louis
Billy Suddeth
Topeka
Seattle
Willard Nelson
Portland
Ore
Ernie Davis
Surgery on Spine For Babe Zaharias
Galveston Texas report states Babe Didrikson Zaharias will be sidelined from golf for three to six months after spinal surgery to repair a ruptured disc. Dr. KR Snodgrass said the operation could occur within days and the recovery depends on whether only disc removal suffices. If so three months back on greens is possible. longer if additional spinal work is required.
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Zaharias
KR. Snodgrass
Mantle's 486-foot homer fuels 6 2 Yankees win
In New York, Mickey Mantle belted a towering 486 foot homer off Kansas City pitcher Mick Kellner at Yankee Stadium, sparking a 6-2 Yankees victory. Tommy Byrne held the A's to six hits for his fifth win as Bill Wilson homered for KC. The Phillies beat the Cardinals 10-8 in St Louis on Ashburn and Hamner late blasts.
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Don Newcombe
Cubs
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Mantle
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Associated Press
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Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
de Ennis
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Frank Smith
Harvey Haddix
Phils
Little Murty Dickson
Western Women's Meet Opens With Star-Studded Field
The Western Women's Golf Association tournament begins tomorrow at Madison Maple Bluff Country Club. Seventy two holes of medal play offer $5,000 in prizes for professionals and silverware for non professionals. Betty Jameson seeks a repeat, facing Patty Berg Louise Suggs Marlene Bauer and sister Alice Bauer Hagge Betty Hicks Mickey Wright Jackie Pung and 60 other top players.
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Betty Jameson
Patty Berg
Louise Suggs
Marlene Bauer
Alice Bauer Hagge
Betty Hicks
Mickey Wright
Jackie Pung
Tugot Shoots Sub Par 66 In Western Practice
Tugot the Philippines champion fired a 66 at Portland golf club in Western Open practice. Bolt from Houston shot 67 on the 6 700 yard course as others played. Tugot’s score spurs belief that 268 may win the event over four rounds starting Thursday.
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Ore
Celestino Tugot
Philippines
Portland Golf Club
Tommy Bolt
Houston
Texas
Bolt
Moore and Olson Ready for 15 Round Title Fight
Archie Moore an aging light heavy champ faces Carl Bobo Olson in a 15 round title showdown in New Jersey. Moore seeks one more shot at Rocky Marciano for a heavyweight bout, hoping for about $90,000 in earnings from a roughly $225,000 gate plus TV money. Olson promises relentless pace and speed to outwork Moore over the full distance.
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New York
Archie Moore
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Moore
Rocky Marciano
al Weill
Marciano
Archie
Rocky
Olson
Radiotelevision
Summit
N.J
Tte
San Franciscan
Bobo
Sugar Ray Robinson
California Youth Slashes Two Mile Record
A Southern California youth, Fernando Ledesma, shattered the U S collegiate two mile record at the Pacific Coast Conference Big Ten meet in Berkeley California. He ran the distance in 8 minutes 57.7 seconds aboard Ed wards Stadiums baked clay track. The time tops the previous mark of 8 58 set last year by Wes Santee of Kansas and will be officially submitted for recognition.
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Berkeley
Calif
USC junior Ledesma posts seventh in NCAA two mile
Lawrence Kansas event detail notes USC junior Ledesma finishing seventh in the NCAA two mile in Los Angeles with a 9 41 1 clocking. Coach Jess Mortenson cites gas pains as the cause of his inconsistent times and says he runs well when feeling good. Horace Ashenfelter previously beat Ledesma for the American two mile record with 8 49 6.
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Lawrence
Kas
Ledesma
USC
Los Angeles
Horace Ashenfelter
Jess Mortenson
Mortenson
Baseball Scores Doomsday Pitching And Power Results
Major league standings show New York leading with 43 wins while Chicago 38. Cleveland 38. Boston 32. Kansas City 24. Wednesday results include Chicago 6 Washington 1 and New York 6 Kansas City 2. Brooklyn leads National League at 47-16 with Chicago at 29-?. several late games and schedules across leagues noted.
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Associated Press
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E.e
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Baltimore
Donovan
Stobbs
Pascual
Wynn
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Fort Worth
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Wichita
Colfax Nazarene EUB No 2 overpowering in church softball twin bill
EUB No 2 defeated United Brethren Trinity Baptists 11 to 6 while Colfax Nazarene crushed the Shaw team 24 to 4 at Highland Park. J Johnson hit a homer for UB Trinity. R Miley and D Larson homered for Colfax Nazarene. game called after five innings with 24 run total.
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Colfax-Nazarene
Shaw
Highland Park
EUB No
J. Johnson
Ub-Trinity Baptists
R. Miley
D. Larson
Top Flight Golf Leads Kansas Women Amateur Play
Judy Bell and Natasha Matson headline the Kansas Women's Amateur Golf Tournament at Shawnee Country Club with 80s in qualifying. 36-hole finals scheduled in Manhattan with first-round pairings listed for Wichita and Topeka entrants alongside Chanute players.
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Kansas
Judy Bell
Natasha Matson
Miss Bell
Miss Matson
Shawnee Country Club
Wichita
Paul Graham
el Dorado
Marshall Becker
Jackie Dack
Jean Ashley
Chanute
Warren Boozer
Lawrence
Jon Snyder
Pedee Hosler
Hutchinson
Manhattan
Howard Owens
Noy Harris
Judy Ashley
W. N. Harris
Frank Gibson
Frank Harrl
Ed Ashley
12th Victory For Newcombe Beats Cubs
Brooklyn pitcher Don Newcombe improved to 12-1 with a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. He shrugged off talk of 30 wins, saying he aims to win the next game and calling this his greatest year.
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Chicago
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Newcombe
Chicago Cubs
Motorcyclist Killed In Collision On U S Highway 50
Ralph Eugene Thomas 21 of Independence Missouri was killed when his motorcycle collided with a truck on U S Highway 50 near Mission Kansas. The incident marked Johnson County's 16th traffic death of 1955, up from 11 at the same date last year.
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Mission, Kas
U. S. Highway 50
Ralph Eugene Thomas
Independence
Johnson County
Kansans in Washington donate 500 for Udall tornado relief
Kansans living in Washington contributed 500 dollars for Udall tornado relief. The funds were collected by Joe Kubitz assisting Senator Schoeppel. The Udall tornado hit May 25, killing 80 people.
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Washington
Udall. Kas
Joe Kubitz
Sen. Schoeppel
R-Kas
Udall
Notice of Clemency Hearing and Probate Notices
A compilation noting clemency applications for George Batley and Doyle Morris Smith for burglary related felonies in Neosho County Kansas with hearings dates in 1985 and 1955 respectively. It also includes probate notices filed by Dorothy Justice concerning Albert F. Percival and the estate of Lottie J. DieDel with publication dates in 1955 and 1988.
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George Batley
Said
Albert F. Percival
Erie
Neosho County
Kansas
Dorothy Justice
Balch & Bailey
Chanute Tribune
State OF Kansas
Lottie J. Diedel
A. R. Blank
Lala F Riunk
A. F. Bilunk
Tioga
Chanute
Eald Court
Wnion
Lula F. Blunk
Charles F. Henshall
Morris Smith
Neosho
Topeks
Doyle Morris
Proposed Budget Hearing for Kilmore Township Kansas 1935
The Kilmore Township Allen County Kansas will hold a public meeting at Landers Filling Station Filmore on July 2 1935 to hear taxpayer objections and consider amendments to the proposed 1956 budget. Officials ERNEST W OLSON trustee A NYSTROM clerk VERLE E NELSON treasurer supervise the proceedings.
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Tioga Township
Neosho County
Kansas
Bank of Commerce
Jor Ermey
W. A. Strean
Clerc Ray Rush
Elsmore Township
Kilmore Township
Allen County
Landers
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